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| U.S. ship pulled off search for missing jet Monday, Mar 17, 2014 06:15 PM PDT  Navy: Long-range aircraft best option now that Flight 370 search area has broadened. Full Story | Top |
| Could Westboro Baptist Church survive without ailing founder? Monday, Mar 17, 2014 02:03 PM PDT  The church is known worldwide for picketing the funerals of military personnel and prominent people to promote its harshly antigay doctrines. Mr. Phelps's son, Nate Phelps, has said his father is near death. But Westboro could survive and remain active, says Barry Crawford, a religion professor at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, where Westboro is located. Though the church has only 15 to 20 members, "They have this missionary zeal. Full Story | Top |
| Study to test 'chocolate' pills for heart health Monday, Mar 17, 2014 02:07 PM PDT  It won't be nearly as much fun as eating candy bars, but a big study is being launched to see if pills containing the nutrients in dark chocolate can help prevent heart attacks and strokes. Full Story | Top |
| In digital era, presidents still rely on an old standby: a phone call Monday, Mar 17, 2014 02:12 AM PDT  When President Barack Obama is on the line, nothing is left to chance. Full Story | Top |
| Photos: NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade Monday, Mar 17, 2014 11:40 AM PDT  Members of the Wantagh American Legion Band, Wantagh, Long Island perform while marching during the St. Patricks Day Parade, Monday, March 17, 2014 in New York. (Gordon Donovan/Yahoo News) Full Story | Top |
| Winter takes a parting shot at Northeast Monday, Mar 17, 2014 01:37 PM PDT  Washington, D.C., and nearby states blanketed by some of the heaviest snows of the season. Full Story | Top |
| 107-year-old Syrian refugee reunites with family in Germany Monday, Mar 17, 2014 12:34 PM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — A 107-year-old woman who fled the conflict in Syria has arrived in Germany to be reunited with her family, including her newborn great-great-granddaughter, officials said Monday. Full Story | Top |
| Astronomers discover 'smoking gun' for universe's expansion Monday, Mar 17, 2014 07:59 AM PDT  Astronomers have found the first direct evidence of cosmic inflation, the theorized dramatic expansion of the universe that put the "bang" in the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago, new research suggests. If it holds up, the landmark discovery — which also confirms the existence of hypothesized ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves — would give researchers a much better understanding of the Big Bang and its immediate aftermath. "If it is confirmed, then it would be the most important discovery since the discovery, I think, that the expansion of the universe is accelerating," Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb, who is not a member of the study team, told Space.com, comparing the finding to a 1998 observation that opened the window on mysterious dark energy and won three researchers the 2011 Nobel Prize in physics. A team led by John Kovac, of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, is announcing the results today (March 17), unveiling two manuscripts that have not yet been submitted to peer-reviewed journals. Full Story | Top |
| Man declared the 'face behind bitcoin' hires lawyer to dispute story Monday, Mar 17, 2014 02:56 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man Newsweek claimed is the creator of bitcoin has hired a lawyer in an attempt to clear his name, repeating a denial he made to The Associated Press more than a week ago that he has never had anything to do with the digital currency. Full Story | Top |
| Putin signs decree on Crimean independence Monday, Mar 17, 2014 01:36 PM PDT  Declares 'sovereign and independent state' after vote to secede Ukraine and join Russia. Full Story | Top |
| Another GM recall: 1.18M SUVs for air bag issue Monday, Mar 17, 2014 02:56 PM PDT  DETROIT (AP) — General Motors issued a new recall of 1.5 million vehicles Monday, part of an effort to assure buyers that it's moving faster to fix safety defects in its cars and trucks. Full Story | Top |
| Obama ups the 'cost' to Russia over Ukraine Monday, Mar 17, 2014 11:34 AM PDT  The president introduces the most comprehensive sanctions since the end of the Cold War. Full Story | Top |
| The pot lobby makes its pitch across Washington, D.C. Monday, Mar 17, 2014 02:18 AM PDT  As more states legalize marijuana, the cannabis industry is solidifying its presence in Washington, D.C. Full Story | Top |
| General in sex case pleads guilty to lesser counts Monday, Mar 17, 2014 06:59 AM PDT  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — An Army general who admitted to inappropriate relationships with three soldiers who had served under his command pleaded guilty Monday to a host of lesser charges as prosecutors dropped the most serious — sexual assault counts — as part of a deal. Full Story | Top |
| Jet search expands north, south; mystery persists Monday, Mar 17, 2014 08:30 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The search for the missing Malaysian jet pushed deep into the northern and southern hemispheres Monday as Australia scoured the southern Indian Ocean and China offered 21 satellites to respond to Malaysia's call for help in the unprecedented hunt. Full Story | Top |
| EU sanctions people linked to Ukraine unrest Monday, Mar 17, 2014 06:34 AM PDT  Travel bans and asset freezes hit 21 people linked to the Crimea secession effort. Full Story | Top |
| Texas makes final push for insurance enrollment Monday, Mar 17, 2014 01:31 PM PDT  HOUSTON (AP) — Sara Rodriguez recently received a $4,000 bill for a six-hour emergency room visit to treat a fever. She says she can't pay, but she's also not planning to buy health insurance through the new federal marketplace. Full Story | Top |
| On the media buffet, people still seek meaty news Monday, Mar 17, 2014 12:59 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans of all ages still pay heed to serious news even as they seek out the lighter stuff, choosing their own way across a media landscape that no longer relies on front pages and evening newscasts to dictate what's worth knowing, according to a new study from the Media Insight Project. Full Story | Top |
| General chokes up as he details affair during plea Monday, Mar 17, 2014 01:28 PM PDT FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — An Army general who admitted to improper relationships with three subordinates appeared to choke up Monday as he told a judge that he'd failed the female captain who had leveled the most serious accusations against him. Full Story | Top |
| St. Pat's parades proceed amid tension over gays Monday, Mar 17, 2014 02:38 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — A weekend of St. Patrick's Day revelry and tensions over the exclusion of gays in some of the celebrations culminated Monday in New York, where the world's largest parade celebrating Irish heritage stepped off without the city's new mayor and Guinness beer amid a dispute over whether participants can carry pro-gay signs. Full Story | Top |
| TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau gets 10-year sentence Monday, Mar 17, 2014 05:26 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — Best-selling author Kevin Trudeau, whose name became synonymous with late-night TV pitches, was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday for bilking consumers through ubiquitous infomercials for his book, "The Weight Loss Cure 'They' Don't Want You to Know About." Full Story | Top |
| Designer Scott, girlfriend of Jagger, found dead Monday, Mar 17, 2014 03:58 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — L'Wren Scott, who left her small-town Utah home as a teenager to become a model in Paris, then a top Hollywood stylist and finally a high-end fashion designer best known as the longtime girlfriend of Mick Jagger, has died in what was being investigated as an apparent suicide. Full Story | Top |
| New uncertainty about missing Malaysian plane Monday, Mar 17, 2014 07:12 PM PDT  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Officials have revealed a new timeline suggesting the final voice transmission from the cockpit of the missing Malaysian plane may have occurred before any of its communications systems were disabled, adding more uncertainty about who aboard might have been to blame. Full Story | Top |
| Evidence spotted for universe's early growth spurt Monday, Mar 17, 2014 02:17 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers say they have spotted evidence that a split-second after the Big Bang, the newly formed universe ballooned out at a pace so astonishing that it left behind ripples in the fabric of the cosmos. Full Story | Top |
| Putin recognizes Crimean independence Monday, Mar 17, 2014 06:21 PM PDT  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ignoring the toughest sanctions against Moscow since the end of the Cold War, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula as an "independent and sovereign country" on Monday, a bold challenge to Washington that escalates one of Europe's worst security crises in years. Full Story | Top |
| Scott, Jagger's designer girlfriend, found dead Monday, Mar 17, 2014 03:20 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — L'Wren Scott, who left her small-town Utah home as a teenager to become a model in Paris, then a top Hollywood stylist and finally a high-end fashion designer best known as the longtime girlfriend of Mick Jagger, has died in what was being investigated as an apparent suicide. Full Story | Top |
| Judge orders Chris Brown to remain in jail Monday, Mar 17, 2014 05:28 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Brown will spend another month in jail after a judge said Monday he was told the singer made troubling comments in rehab about being good at using guns and knives. Full Story | Top |
| Scott, Jagger's designer girlfriend, found hanging Monday, Mar 17, 2014 01:11 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — L'Wren Scott, a fashion designer and celebrity stylist who was Mick Jagger's girlfriend, was found dead in Manhattan on Monday in what was being investigated as an apparent suicide. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. sanctions Putin advisers after Crimea vote Monday, Mar 17, 2014 07:47 AM PDT  The White House also says it is working to identify and target the assets of others. Full Story | Top |
| Last words from missing Malaysian jet spoken by co-pilot Monday, Mar 17, 2014 03:14 PM PDT  The last words from a Malaysian passenger jet missing for 10 days were apparently spoken by the co-pilot, the airline said Monday, providing a glimpse into the crucial period when the plane was deliberately diverted. Clarification that the voice was most likely that of First Officer Fariq Abdul Hamid came during a press conference at which Malaysian officials hit back at "irresponsible" suggestions that they had misled the public -- and passengers' relatives -- over what happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah and Fariq, his co-pilot, have become a primary focus of the investigation, with one of the key questions being who was in control of the aircraft when it veered off course about an hour into its flight to Beijing. Full Story | Top |
| Moscow wins overwhelming Crimea vote Monday, Mar 17, 2014 11:54 AM PDT  Western powers call the annexation vote illegal and say it will bring swift sanctions. Full Story | Top |
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